Five Avondale apartment buildings are slated for the historic designation on the National Register. 1. Ambassador Apartments:
722-724 Gholson Avenue in North Avondale. Built in 1929. Currently vacant. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Ambassador Apartments exhibits Mediterranean-Revival Style, introduced around the turn of the 19th century and increasingly popular in the 1920s and 1930s. The style is influenced by Spain, France and Italy and drew on the style of palaces and seaside villas. This style became popular in California and Florida but its existence in Ohio is considered rare. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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National Register of Historic Places nominations. Exterior photograph of The Ambassador apartments, 722-724 Gholson Avenue in Avondale, photographed Tuesday June 3, 2014. Five Avondale apartment buildings are slated for the historic designation on the National Register. The Enquirer/Gary Landers Gary Landers The Enquirer/Gary Landers

Alameda Flats: 3580-3586 Reading Road in Avondale. The building, completed in 1905, sits on .79 acres of land. The building has 18 three-bedroom apartments. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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The Crescent apartments, 3719 Reading Road, completed in 1911, 37 apartments. According to the building’s National Register of Historic Places registration form, the building exhibits Mediterranean-Revival style. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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National Register of Historic Places nominations. Exterior of the The Crescent apartments, 3719 Reading Road in Avondale photographed Tuesday June 3, 2014. Five Avondale apartment buildings are slated for the historic designation on the National Register. The Enquirer/Gary Landers Gary Landers The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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The Crescent apartments, 3719 Reading Road, completed in 1911, 37 apartments. According to the building’s National Register of Historic Places registration form, the building exhibits Mediterranean-Revival style. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Kendra Smith, right, is photographed in her apartment with two of her five children at the The Crescent apartments, on Reading Road in Avondale. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Kendra Smith is photographed outside her home at The Crescent apartments in Avondale. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Somerset Apartments 802-814 Blair Avenue in Avondale. 802-814 Blair Avenue in Avondale, completed in 1896. It was the first large-scale apartment building in Avondale. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Poinciana Apartments, 3522 Reading Road in Avondale, completed in 1908. The building has 44 apartments. The apartment building was the site of a homicide in recent months. Tyan Adkins, 14, was shot and killed on March 29 on the second floor of the apartment building. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Poinciana Apartments, completed in 1908. The building has 44 apartments. According to Cincinnati Police, the apartment has been and will continue to be the subject of a police attention. However, 2014 was the first time in several years in which the building was not identified as a chronic nuisance by the police. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Poinciana Apartments, completed in 1908. The building has 44 apartments. According to Cincinnati Police, the apartment has been and will continue to be the subject of a police attention. However, 2014 was the first time in several years in which the building was not identified as a chronic nuisance by the police. The Enquirer/Gary Landers

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Dennis Leffler is photographed outside of his home at the Poinciana Apartments on Reading Road in Avondale. Leffler, and other residents of the building will need to be relocated, temporarily, while their apartment building is renovated. The Enquirer/Gary Landers